A poll that was commissioned by the Israeli Regional Initiative Group found that a large majority of Israelis supports a regional peace arrangement, whereas only a minority supports either a bilateral agreement with the Palestinians, unilateral separation from the Palestinians or an Israeli move to annex the West Bank. The poll found that 60% of the respondents support a regional arrangement that would involve the Palestinians and the Arab states.
The regional arrangement that was presented to the respondents included the principle of two states based on the 1967 lines with land swaps and with Israel retaining the major settlement blocs; the proposed arrangement stipulates that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel whereas the neighborhoods of East Jerusalem are part of a future Palestinian capital. The regional arrangement that was presented to the respondents also involves the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state and trade and normalization agreements with the Arab states.
That said, the poll also revealed that a majority of the Israeli public does not have faith in the Palestinian Authority’s leadership as a partner in a peace agreement. Alternatively, when asked about their faith in the leaders of Arab countries as peace partners, almost two-thirds of the respondents, which amount to 65%, said they had faith in Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Ranking second was King Abdullah of Jordan, with 61%, after which came the leaders of the Persian Gulf states with 53%, who were closely trailed by King Salman of Saudi Arabia with 52%. The Palestinian Authority’s leadership came in last place, with only 26% of Israelis saying they had faith in its willingness to reach an arrangement.